Taps run dry in slums along Thane-Belapur Road
The slums along Thane Belapur Road, which are home to over 20,000 people, have been encountering acute shortage of drinking water for the past three days
View ArticleMumbai boy chosen as Fifa World Cup flag bearer
Sixteen-year-old Nerul boy Pranjal Agarwal is on cloud nine as he is among the six footballers from the country, who have been picked for the impending Fifa World Cup in Brazil as flag bearers
View ArticleRestart Asudgaon animal shelter: Activists
Upset that the City and Industrial Development Corporation (Cidco) locked up the city’s only animal shelter at Asudgaon, several activists marched towards the plot, with the intention of protesting on...
View ArticleE-measures to protect Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation documents
The civic body is adopting all possible security measures to ensure that documents pertaining to the city and its residents remain secure even in the most adverse situation
View Article2014 Lok Sabha Elections: Poll Results in Navi Mumbai to echo voter sentiment...
The outcome of the 2014 Parliamentary polls will serve as a litmus test for leaders in the Thane region and mirror the mood of voters ahead of the assembly polls scheduled in October.
View ArticleGreek twins operated for rare ailment
In a rare surgery, six-month-old Greek nationals Konstantinos and Spyridon Papadatos were successfully operated for a major urological ailment at Fortis, Vashi recently
View ArticleMan held for impersonating pathologist
A Kharghar resident, Jitendra Bhosale (39), has been arrested for allegedly operating a pathology laboratory by misusing the registration number of a Kolhapur-based pathologist, Vandana Pawar
View ArticleRaahgiri Day changing lifestyle of locals
The popular maxim: early to bed and early to rise has been the slogan at Raahgiri Day from the very beginning
View ArticleCCTV cameras in Kharghar dark for a month
Kharghar residents have reason to worry as CCTV cameras in the area have not been functional for over a month, sources said
View ArticleRoha train accident victim with kin again
One of the youngest survivors of the Roha train accident was finally reunited with her family members on Friday, 12 days after the accident occurred on May 4
View ArticleInfrastructure, security top demands from new govt: Navi Mumbai residents
Fed up with the apathy of the previous government, Navi Mumbaikars are demanding that the new government focus on reviving the city, which has been plagued by various issues, ranging from collapsed...
View Article20,000 govt staff to be trained for monsoon in Konkan
After the mishap caused by a landslide in Roha, as many as 20,000 government employees are being trained as part of an elaborate pre-monsoon exercise, spanning the entire Konkan region
View ArticlePatrols, watertight orders prevent rallies in Navi Mumbai after poll result
Police said that the city was peaceful after the results of the 2014 Lok Sabha elections were announced. No untoward incident, the police said, had been reported
View Article‘Debris dumping in Nerul scaring away flamingos’
The mangroves along the Nerul creek line near T S Chanakya, a popular destination for flamingos, has turned into a dumpyard for debris from construction materials and garbage. Residents are afraid that...
View ArticleNullah waste dumped on the side of Navi Mumbai roads
Navi Mumbai residents have complained that contractors, in their hurry to meet the deadline set by the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC), are dumping nullah waste by the side of the road.
View ArticleCheck status of under-construction buildings on Cidco website
The City and Industrial Development Corporation (Cidco) have initiated a programme where it will upload list of permissions granted to underconstruction buildings
View Article29% of diabetics in city don’t know they are going blind: Survey
Diabetes caused by Inactive Urban Lifestyle Primary Cause: Doctors
View Article5 more Karjat shelter inmates depose in abuse case
More victims have come forward with complaints of sexual abuse at the school-shelter of Chandraprabha Charitable Trust at Karjat.
View ArticleVashi resident builds a garden atop his home
K Ramachandran has managed to create the lush green experience of a gorgeous garden or farm right atop his home in the heart of the city.
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